A Partnership Between the City of Mobile and the University of South Alabama for Implementation of Strategic Initiatives: An Innovative Just-in-time Method for Learning IS Development While Providing Critically Needed Service

摘要

IS'96 defines "Computer based information systems as complex socio-technical entities that have taken on critical roles in local, national and global organizations. Information systems provide support for the goals of the organization and its management -strategic, tactical and operational - in a timely and cost effective manner..". and that "organizations of the 1990's will rely heavily on information systems to improve the performance of people through the use of information technology...where the ultimate objective is performance improvement...where the focus is the people who make up the organization..." (Couger et al 1995; Longenecker et al 1996).